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Product description

EL6900

17

Version: 2.2.0

3.4

Safety parameters

Key figures

EL6900

Lifetime [a]

20

Prooftest Interval [a]

not required 

1

PFH

D

1.03E-09

%SIL3

1,03%

PFD

8.23E-05

%SIL3

8,23%

MTTF

d

high

DC

high

Performance level

PL e

Category

4

HFT

1

Element classification 

2

Type B

1. Special proof tests are not required during the entire service life of the EL6900 EtherCAT terminal.

2. Classification according to IEC 61508-2:2010 (see chapters 7.4.4.1.2 and 7.4.4.1.3)

The EL6900 EtherCAT Terminal can be used for safety-related applications within the meaning of
IEC 61508:2010 up to SIL3 and EN ISO 13849-1 up to PL e (Cat4).

For the calculation or estimation of the MTTF

d

 value from the PFH

D

 value, further information can be found in

the TwinSAFE application manual or in ISO 13849-1:2015 Table K.1.

Summary of Contents for EL6900

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions for EL6900 TwinSAFE Logic Terminal 2 2 0 2017 05 10 Version Date...

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Page 3: ...d use 14 3 3 Technical data 16 3 4 Safety parameters 17 3 5 Dimensions 18 4 Operation 19 4 1 Environmental conditions 19 4 2 Installation 19 4 2 1 Safety instructions 19 4 2 2 Transport storage 19 4 2...

Page 4: ...12 EL6900 info data 47 4 4 13 Loading the project into the EL6900 47 4 4 14 Communication between TwinCAT controllers 49 4 5 Diagnostics 53 4 5 1 Diagnostic LEDs 53 4 5 2 Diagnostic object 54 4 5 3 Cy...

Page 5: ...homepage in emails or in other publications is not authoritative Disclaimer The documentation has been prepared with care The products described are subject to cyclical revision For that reason the do...

Page 6: ...s to hardware or software configurations other than those described in the documentation are not permitted and nullify the liability of Beckhoff Automation GmbH Co KG 1 2 2 Operator s obligation to ex...

Page 7: ...endangers the life and health of persons WARNING Risk of injury Failure to follow the safety instructions associated with this symbol endangers the life and health of persons CAUTION Personal injurie...

Page 8: ...sed 1 5 2 Reliability document updated Reaction times added 1 5 1 Certificate updated 1 5 0 Company address amended Safety parameters extended 1 4 0 Extended temperature range added Notes regarding te...

Page 9: ...unication interface to the higher level controller and the terminals are the interface to sensors and actuators The whole bus station is clipped onto a 35 mm DIN mounting rail EN 60715 The mechanical...

Page 10: ...mm Mounting on 35 mm mounting rail EN 60715 with locking Attachable by double slot and key connection Fig 2 Bus Coupler EtherCAT Connection technology Bus Coupler Wiring spring loaded system Connectio...

Page 11: ...Fieldbus connection E bus Power contacts up to 3 blade spring contacts Current load 10 A Rated voltage depends on Bus Terminal type 2 1 3 E bus The E bus is the data path within a terminal strip The...

Page 12: ...e I Os in the EL6900 TwinSAFE logic terminal Safety relevant networking of machines via bus systems TwinSAFE protocol FSoE Transfer of safety relevant data via any media genuine black channel TwinSAFE...

Page 13: ...ffective decentralized safety control system Therefore there are no safety requirements for the higher level controller The typical safety functions required for the automation of machines such as eme...

Page 14: ...it the doc umentation and the engineering tool The permitted engineering tool is TwinCAT with the TwinSAFE Verifier the TwinSAFE Loader or CODESYS Safety for EtherCAT Safety Module Any deviations from...

Page 15: ...an EtherCAT Terminal with 4 digital fail safe inputs The EL2904 is an EtherCAT Terminal with 4 digital fail safe outputs The EL6900 is an EtherCAT Terminal with integrated TwinSAFE logic These TwinSA...

Page 16: ...operation storage transport 750 hPa to 1100 hPa this corresponds to a height of approx 690 m to 2450 m over sea level assuming an international standard atmosphere Climate category according to EN 607...

Page 17: ...are not required during the entire service life of the EL6900 EtherCAT terminal 2 Classification according to IEC 61508 2 2010 see chapters 7 4 4 1 2 and 7 4 4 1 3 The EL6900 EtherCAT Terminal can be...

Page 18: ...Product description EL6900 18 Version 2 2 0 3 5 Dimensions Fig 5 Dimensions of the EL6900 Width 12 mm side by side installation Height 100 mm Depth 68 mm...

Page 19: ...s that exceed the interference emissions limits specified in the stan dards are operated near TwinSAFE components the function of the TwinSAFE compo nents may be impaired 4 2 Installation 4 2 1 Safety...

Page 20: ...ee illustration below The terminals are ventilated from below which enables optimum cooling of the electronics through convection The direction indication down corresponds to the direction of positive...

Page 21: ...all 4 safe outputs during the measurement Note External heat sources radiant heat impaired convection The maximum permissible ambient temperature of 55 C was checked with the above ex ample configurat...

Page 22: ...the lock clicks onto the mounting rail If the terminals are clipped onto the mounting rail first and then pushed together without slot and key the connection will not be operational When correctly as...

Page 23: ...s deal with the transfer of the data and the supply of the Bus Terminal electronics Note Observe the E bus current Observe the maximum current that your Bus Coupler can supply to the E bus Use the EL9...

Page 24: ...to damage on the terminal e g disruptive discharge to the PE line during insulation testing of a consumer with a rated voltage of 230 V For insulation testing disconnect the PE supply line at the Bus...

Page 25: ...ented in spring loaded technology Connect the cables as follows 1 Open a spring loaded terminal by slightly pushing with a screwdriver or a rod into the square opening above the terminal 2 The wire ca...

Page 26: ...assignment Fig 12 EL6900 EL6910 pin assignment Terminal point Output Signal 1 not used no function 2 not used no function 3 not used no function 4 not used no function 5 not used no function 6 not use...

Page 27: ...technical data In the case of the EL1904 it is 4 ms RTComm Reaction time of the communication This is typically 3x the EtherCAT cycle time because new data can only be sent in a new Safety over Ether...

Page 28: ...me of testing The tests were carried out in a laboratory environment Modifications of these products cannot be considered here If you are unsure please test the hardware together with the TwinSAFE ter...

Page 29: ...e feed in points of ca bles lines or pipes or higher than 80 C at the wire branching points then cables must be selected whose temperature data correspond to the actual measured temperature values Obs...

Page 30: ...rminals bear a unique serial number 4 3 4 Further ATEX documentation Note Please also refer to the further documentation Notes regarding application of the Bus Terminal system in areas potentially exp...

Page 31: ...e documentation 4 4 4 Inserting an EL6900 An EL6900 is inserted in the same way as any other Beckhoff Bus Terminal In the list open Safety Terminals ELx9xx and select the EL6900 Fig 15 Inserting an EL...

Page 32: ...FF OFF 1 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 2 ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 3 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 4 ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 5 OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF...

Page 33: ...AFE terminals inputs and outputs that are logically linked via an EL6900 Any communication faults in the TwinSAFE connections of this group lead to the whole group being switched off Other TwinSAFE gr...

Page 34: ...Operation EL6900 34 Version 2 2 0 Fig 18 Creating a TwinSAFE group...

Page 35: ...B Out Standard In All pending errors in the assigned function blocks and in the TwinSAFE connections are acknowledged by the FALSE TRUE FALSE signal sequence TwinSAFE group outputs Name Permitted type...

Page 36: ...Operation Mode etc A function block is added by right clicking on the associated TwinSAFE function block list in the tree structure and selecting Append Function Block in the dialog box with the left...

Page 37: ...Operation EL6900 37 Version 2 2 0 Fig 22 Appended Emergency Stop block...

Page 38: ...e channel The inputs are linked independent of each other Two channel The inputs are monitored for equality or inequality depending on the contact type setting A Discrepancy Time can be set for monito...

Page 39: ...Operation EL6900 39 Version 2 2 0 Fig 25 Link inputs Select the variable type Fig 26 Select the variable type Clicking on the New button opens the following dialog...

Page 40: ...l available channels are displayed as selected The desired channel is selected and marked with the mouse The selection is confirmed via the OK button Fig 28 Selection of the desired channel The name o...

Page 41: ...n use 4 4 10 EL6900 user and version administration The EL6900 has a user administration function The user Administrator can t be deleted but its default password can and should be changed into a cust...

Page 42: ...administration Via the button Upload the list of created users is read from the EL6900 Fig 32 User Administration Upload To create or delete users the administrator password is needed By a left mouse...

Page 43: ...stration Add User Enter the new User and twice the desired password The user name has to consist of one character at minimum and 16 characters at maximum The new password has to be 6 characters long a...

Page 44: ...will open Fig 36 User Administration Delete User After entering the correct serial number and the valid administrator password the selected user can be deleted via the button OK The button Cancel fin...

Page 45: ...nge Password will open Fig 38 User Administration Change Password Enter the new password twice The new password has to be 6 characters long at minimum Via the button OK the dialog will be left Clickin...

Page 46: ...the Export button you can export a safety project from a TwinCAT installation in XML format and then import this XML file into another TwinCAT installation using the Import button During the import Tw...

Page 47: ...oject into the EL6900 The project is loaded into the EL6900 via the fieldbus CAUTION Use only qualified tools Only use a qualified tool for loading verifying and enabling the project on the EL6900 Cli...

Page 48: ...nnections max 128 with 1 or 2 bytes safe user data per connection max 50 connections per TwinSAFE group Only 16 connections of an EL6900 can be slave connections Supported hardware for EL6900 TwinSAFE...

Page 49: ...the communicating controllers During TwinSAFE communication one side acts as the master the other one as the slave This results in the following data types TwinSAFE Master Publisher TwinSAFE Master S...

Page 50: ...variables of the required type under Module1 FSoE Fig 45 Creation of a variable for the master message Fig 46 Creation of a variable for the slave message These newly created variables are now linked...

Page 51: ...FSoE watchdog and the communication device type In addition the connection can be identified as FSoE master or FSoE slaves and the information to be mapped in the cyclic process image can be specifie...

Page 52: ...ng a unique ID This ID must also be set on the partner device i e the Subscriber The network variables can now be used in the project The inputs are shown TwinSAFE Input the outputs under TwinSAFE Out...

Page 53: ...gnostic information for the EL6900 Fig 52 EL6900 diagnostic LEDs 4 5 1 1 Diag 1 LED green The Diag 1 LED is currently always on when a project is loaded into the terminal Display Meaning lit A project...

Page 54: ...mmunication error in one of the TwinSAFE groups off 3 flash pulses 3 pulses with longer pause in between Function block and communication error in one of the TwinSAFE groups off Steadily lit Supply vo...

Page 55: ...tate of the Safety Logic Project BIT3 RO 0 OFFLINE Safety Project not loaded 1 RUN Safety Project is executed EtherCAT is in SAFEOP or OP state 2 STOP Safety Project is loaded but is stopped due to a...

Page 56: ...ate 4 Meaning off off off lit No project present on the terminal off off lit lit Project present on the terminal EtherCAT status Pre Operational Pre OP lit lit lit lit Project present on the terminal...

Page 57: ...SW Software version HW Hardware version Sample Date Code 17 11 05 00 Calendar week 17 Year 2011 Software version 05 Hardware version 00 In addition the TwinSAFE terminals bear a unique serial number...

Page 58: ...components there Beckhoff Headquarters Beckhoff Automation GmbH Co KG Huelshorstweg 20 33415 Verl Germany Phone 49 0 5246 963 0 Fax 49 0 5246 963 198 e mail info beckhoff com Beckhoff Support Support...

Page 59: ...Appendix EL6900 59 Version 2 2 0 5 2 Certificates...

Page 60: ...Appendix EL6900 60 Version 2 2 0...

Page 61: ...SAFE group 34 Fig 19 TwinSAFE group signals 35 Fig 20 Appending a function block 36 Fig 21 Selection of the desired function block 36 Fig 22 Appended Emergency Stop block 37 Fig 23 Function Block Inpu...

Page 62: ...he slave message 50 Fig 47 Linking the variables 51 Fig 48 Settings for the TwinSAFE connection 51 Fig 49 Setting a unique ID 52 Fig 50 Attach TwinSAFE variable for inputs 52 Fig 51 Attach TwinSAFE va...

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